Animal trap



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Patented Feb. 23, 1932 If UNITED STA ANNIE J. nonen, on WASHINGTQH;DISTRICT oncoi nnnm Amman TRAP:

Application fiieanovem'bei za eso. sen n 49 ,124. I

vide a trap having two compartments, one bottomless compartment and theother an imprisoning compartment. A construction of this kindenables thetrap to be placed on the 'floor'or on a table with the bottomlesscompartmentsasting over a small quantity of spilt grain or other foodstuff, without the latter having been touched by human hands. Stillanother object andadvantag'eof my improved trap is that it is especiallyadapted for the use of grain and bird seed as'bait, there being nobaiting hooks or trays which inight retain the rancid odor of suchbaitas' cheese; bacon or the like, heretofore 'used. This affords a sanitarytrap and one which canbe easily disinfected after being used. 7 i

ri further'obj-ect of the invention isito pro' videan imprisonin'gchamber which is com pletely enclosed andinto which the animal entersfrom thebottomless compartment as an apparent means. of escape,saidenclosed compartment hiding the imprisoned animal from view and thusobviating the possibility of its frightening otheranimals', p g Astillfurther object ofmy invention isrto providea trap which in no Wayinjuresor tortures the animal, said trap being so con-Q structed that itmay be easilyimmersed in a imprisoned animal or animals.

With the above and'otherobyects in view which willappear as thedescription proceeds,

Another object of my invention is to pro receptacle containing water, todrown the Fig. 1 is a perspective iew of my improved Fig: 2. is alongitudinal;sectional iew through thetrapf j Fig. 3:is a sectional viewtaken'on line 33 of Fig. 2,a'nd,i A f Fig. 4 is a fragmentary viewshowing a modified form of my: invention embodying detachablecompartments; 7

proved trap comprises two compartments; 1 a bottomlesscompartment. and 2an impr iis oiling compartment, 'tlie'former consisting of topandsidew'a'lls and an outer end wallconf strut-ted of wire of anysuitable mesh. The top wall is provided with a substantially c'ir cularopeningtl located'at any desired point,

nt preferably toward'one side thereof, said opening beingvjustsufiicient in circumference to permit the "entrz'm'ce of medeneendhavinga dependingsleve 4 formed-of a series of wires,thefupper endsof'vvhicharesecured' at the edges "of the opening 3, their lower endsbeing free and converging, toprovideia substantially conical non-return;entrance. ljlVhile I have illustrated theentrance'as lo-' cated in.theitop' of thercompartmentlfit is obvious that the same may be situatedthe side Walls if desired. 7 H I Y The imprisoning compartment 2 issecured to the bottomless .ccmpart'mentl in end to end relation, by anysuitable means, its inner end Wall 5' also forming the innerfend Wallofthe bottomless compartment This wall 5. is provided t'owardsfits lowerend withan open? h1g6 similar to the opening g and equipped with asubstantially-conical sleeve 01' non-re-l turn ntrance? ofthefsameflstructureasthe sleeve l, andext'ending horizontally withinthe" compartment 12L 'The' remaining walls a and bottom of thecompartment 2 "are imperforate and the top, oflthe compartment, is

' As clearly shown inthe drawings,

closed by a cover Shinged as at'9 to the up.-

per extremity of the wall5, said cover 8"pref= I erably being providedwith downwardly extendingflanges 10'whichfitoverthe walls of thecompartment 2;: Thisicover may, if, desired, be equipped' with asuitable handle 8a. lVithin the upper portionilof the compart ment 2,belo'w the -cover*8, I? provide "a; second,

jects through and extends between the end.

walls of the compartment 2,- beingpreferably riveted or otherwiserigidly secured at its longitudinal extremities 14, see Fig. 3, i r

In order to retain the auxiliary cover 11 in closed position, I providea second rod 15 which is removably securedin suitable. openings in theend walls of the compartment 2, located above the cover 11 andpreferably in line with the stationary rod .13.. This rod 1 5 may beformed with a hook portion 16 at one end, whereby when removed, the rodmay be employed as a lifting tool for the auxiliary cover 11', thusserving a dual purpose and rendering a handle for this cover unnecessaryThe embodiment shown in Fig. 4 contemplates a removable or: detachablebottomless compartment for the conservation of space in shipment. Inthis structure the bottomless compartment 1 is provided with fourvindependent walls, the side adjacent the imprisoiling compartment 2being provided with hook'members 17 adapted to engage project'- ing pins18in the side walls of the compartmerit 2. j'

-. W Vith this arrangement, the bottomless compartment would beconstructed oflarger inside dimensions: than the-outside dimensionsofthecompartment 2, wherebythe lattermay be inserted in the former for shipment; Of course if this structure were adopted, the entrance sleeve 4would necessarily have to be removable in order to permit the insertion:of one compartment. within the other.

' The use. and function animal trap are obvious. 7

WVewill assu'me, for example, that the de vice is to be used inv a grainstore or a bird store where grain or bird seed is frequently of myimproved 7 spilled .uponi'the .fioor. WVithout. touching thegrain orbird seed withhuman hands to possibly frighten or warn an animahthe trapis placed with the bottomless compartment over a quantity .ofthe spiltgrain with the auxiliary cover 11 and the mainicover 8 inclosed-position. It may be here notedthat experience teaches thatregular canary bird seed is the most effective bait known for mice.

A rat or mouse is-at once attracted by the grain within the compartment1 and enters throughthe opening 3. Upon finding himself'enclosed withinthis compartment, he seeks the nearest apparent meansof exit and passes.through'the opening G'into the imprisoning chamber 2, escape'fromwhich-is the substantially conafter which by removing the rod 15 andlifting the auxiliary cover 11 with the hook 16, the compartment 2 maybe emptied.

I If the trap is to-be used in a home, it may be desirable to bait thetrap :by pouring a I small quantity ofbird seed in a dish or otherreceptacle and placing: the bottomless compartment thereover as shown inFig. 1 ofthe 5;-

drawings. I r r It will thus be seen that I have provided a simpleand'efiicient animal trap whichis a decided improvement over anystructures heretofore known and one which enables rodents and the liketo be capturedand disposed efin a humane manner. I I

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and use'of myinvention may be readily understood by those skilled in the art withoutfurther description, it being borne in mind thatnumerous changes maybemade in the details of construction without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as set out in the following claim. the trap may withequalefiect, be made of any dimensions and in various shapes other thanthat illustrated in the drawings", such as oval or cylindrical. i

For instance. 7 1

1 Vlhat Iclaim anddesire to secure by Letters 1.;

Patent is r.

An animal trap'comprising a bottomless compartment formed with its sidewalls, top

and one end wall of wire mesh, an enclosed dark compartment ad]acentsaid' bottomless compartment and formed [with solid walls, bottom'andtop, the end wall of said dark compartment adjacent said bottomless com.

partment forming a partition between lthe two; compartments, anon-return entrance in u said bottomless compartment, a non-returnopening insaid partition leading from said bottomless compartment intosaid dark compartment, an auxiliary-wire mesh cover within said darkcompartment and below said top, said auxiliary cover and top beinghingedly connected to one wall of said compartment, and means forsecuring sald aux iliary cover 1n closed POSltlOIL.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 1"

ANNIE J. noneu.

